When I was thinking about the film, I remember thinking a little bit about Wings of Desire, and how they could be transparent for some people and not for others. That was an interesting concept.
That [Wings of Desire] was definitely a reference. It's hard to make a film about loneliness in a city.
— Sofia Coppola · The Guardian: 'Sofia Coppola on The Beguiled: 'I wanted to make a Southern Gothic fever dream''